Discovery's days of spaceflight may long be over, but the historic NASA space shuttle may soon be on the move again – just not in orbit. As part of Republicans' massive tax and spending legislation ...
A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport, four decades after the iconic combination departed on its one and only international goodwill tour. The Lego ...
The Hubble Space Telescope is a masterwork of engineering and human ingenuity. Hubble is comparable in size and weight to a large school bus, but its contributions to science and astronomy could fill ...
A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA has selected a shuttle ...
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NASA tells John Cornyn it's moving a shuttle to Houston, but nobody is saying which one
The future of space shuttle Discovery and its possible move to Houston remains murky after officials put out a series of vague statements Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn ...
Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...
The Boeing 747 has taken many forms in its decades of service. First introduced in 1970, the Queen of the Skies has flown for airlines all over the world. It has also had a handful of side gigs over ...
The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo jet’s size, strength, and availability during the 1970s. This unique ...
In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy. In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House ...
Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...
The future of space shuttle Discovery and its possible move to Houston remains murky after officials put out a series of vague statements Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn ...
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